Daniel Ek

@eldsjal803k followers

Father, husband and these days running Prima Materia - Trying to build things that matter | Founder of Spotify and Neko Health

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1Apr 23, '21As a kid growing up, I’ve cheered for @Arsenal as long as I can remember. If KSE would like to sell Arsenal I'd be happy to throw my hat in the ring.117×096k18k498
2May 29, '23If aliens were to visit us right now, what’s one thing we’ve chosen to do as a society (that feels relatively simple or obvious) that would be super hard to explain? 🤔85.2×13.7M16k957283
3May 15, '21Following reports today I want to correct the record with attached statement53.2×045k7.8k175
4Jan 26, '24After sitting with our legal team to parse through the fine print of Apple's DMA announcement (that took a while), which is, at best vague and misleading, I wanted to share my thou27.1×4.4M10k1.6k2.7k
5Mar 28, '24I love seeing the creative ways people use Spotify. Does anyone have an unusual use case you think others should try?25.7×4.1M4.2k1863.4k
6Sep 25, '23Podcasters - what if I told you could offer your pod to any listener around the world, in their own local language but still keep it in your own voice? That’s the pilot we’re launc19.7×3.2M7.4k1.1k1k
7Jan 9, '17Hey @BarackObama, I heard you were interested in a role at Spotify. Have you seen this one?17.9×011k5k2
8Oct 3, '23Today is a big, big day for @Spotify. And for book lovers everywhere. Audiobooks are coming to Spotify Premium! 🎧📚13.2×2.1M9.2k828304
9Apr 30, '23This is absurd... How would this scale with every creator on every platform on the internet? And what about if a platform thought the right fee was 0% or 10% instead of Apple's 30%12.6×2M1.8k9443
10Oct 25, '22Apple continues to disadvantage competitors, and the impact is huge - on consumers, app developers, and now, authors and publishers. Without policymakers taking action, nothing wil12.1×012k994388
11Apr 10, '23Ok, thinking about becoming more active on Twitter... What do people tweet about? And what do you want me to tweet about? 🤔 Spotify, entrepreneurship, something else ... or maybe 10.0×1.6M1.5k4254
12May 29, '24Today, with the cost of creating content being close to zero, people can share an incredible amount of content. This has sparked my curiosity about the concept of long shelf life v9.6×1.5M1.1k100615
13May 18, '23To all the people who can get work done while listening to music with lyrics… I have one simple but important question: How? Teach me your ways.7.9×1.3M4.8k236165
14Aug 23, '23I have my guiding motto on a wall in my house. It’s a quote from George Bernard Shaw that says: “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in tr7.4×1.2M4.2k4871.3k
15Apr 25, '23.@Spotify's strongest Q1 since going public in 2018 and the second largest quarter of MAU growth in our history. Thank you to our teams worldwide for all you accomplished. More her6.3×1M2.6k217104
16Aug 29, '23A few years ago I started a new habit of making sure I wake up each morning with at least 30 minutes without a screen. It’s just me and my thoughts. This may be one of the most pow6.2×998k4.8k338784
17Nov 30, '22Four years ago, we filed a complaint detailing @Apple’s anticompetitive practices. Some context.5.9×04.8k596343
18Sep 4, '23I'm really glad when my team at Spotify proves me wrong, like they did with "Discover Weekly." People often think founders have everything planned out from the start, but that's at5.2×839k3.6k283344
19Jun 20, '23Ok @elonmusk, twitters content algo has gone cuteness overload on me!5.1×823k1.9k10542
20May 1, '23Spotify AI DJ is one of my all-time favorites that we have done. I especially enjoyed the April Fool's prank and rediscovering my favorites. How are you all liking AI-DJ? Any favor5.1×823k1.2k6257
21Aug 15, '23When I was five years old, my mom gifted me a guitar. When I was six, I got a computer. Spotify is very much a product of those two lifelong passions. It got me thinking about the 5.1×814k2.1k170252
22Apr 21, '23Latin music making history! 60% of today’s Spotify Global chart is currently Latin songs … and three songs are música Mexicana 🎸🇲🇽 Shout out to the artists making it happen!4.9×792k3.3k58271
23Jul 20, '23I recently had a discussion with a group that brought up Howard Schultz. I consider Howard one of the greatest leaders I have encountered and it reminded me of a valuable leadershi4.9×785k2.5k168397
24May 22, '24What attributes do you think a city MUST have to be a prime location for entrepreneurship? Obviously access to $$ - but what is holding back cities like London, Paris, Zurich, Berl4.8×779k1.1k83396
25Mar 10, '20Jag har bett Spotifyanställda arbeta hemifrån de närmaste två veckorna pga den höjda risken för COVID-19. Vi har alla en skyldighet att fördröja spridningen av viruset och därmed d4.7×04.7k54110
26Sep 10, '25Me now that Lossless is rolling out 😅4.6×746k8.3k315472
27Jan 30, '22There’s been a lot of conversation about information regarding COVID-19 on Spotify. We’ve heard the criticism and we’re implementing changes to help combat misinformation.4.0×01k22260
28Jun 25, '24The Amapiano genre has seen a crazy explosion over the last decade coming out of South Africa. In 2023 alone, the genre had 1.4 billion streams on Spotify - with 55% of that being 3.8×617k5.3k1.9k671
29Jul 19, '23If you drive a Tesla - you’ll probably notice a pretty major update to Spotify today. Here’s a look at what you can expect.🏎️ Let me know what you think!3.8×606k2.3k18060
30May 6, '22I’ve always been vocal about my strong belief in Spotify and what we are building. So I am putting that belief into action this week by investing $50M in $SPOT. I believe our best 3.8×03.7k18674
31Jan 23, '18I can't think of anyone I admire who isn't fuelled by self-doubt. It's an essential ingredient. It's the grit in the oyster. It's the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we mus3.7×02.7k82465
33Feb 27, '24Spotify paid out a record-breaking $9 billion to the music industry in 2023. But I got a lot of questions on if this only benefits the big artists. The answer: nearly half, $4.5bn 3.6×587k2.3k329579
34May 2, '25After nearly 10 years, Spotify can now show pricing + direct purchase links in our app for U.S. users. This is a huge win for consumer choice and tech innovation. At Spotify, we’ve3.5×559k1.7k83110
36Apr 28, '21Happy to announce or Q1'2021 results. Thank you to all of our partners and employees around the world. More info here:3.3×03.1k16625
37Mar 4, '24The @EU_Commission finally ruled against Apple today. A lot of you have been asking for my take on what this means and what will – and won’t – change. I made a video with my though3.2×518k1k153249
39Sep 2, '15Congrats @scooterbraun + team! @justinbieber killing it on Spotify atmo.3.2×01k1.5k1
42Jun 20, '23Welcome to Spotify @TrevorNoah! Excited for people to hear your new Spotify original podcast coming soon!3.1×493k2.5k27627
44Sep 12, '23Today, we launched our newest feature daylist, a playlist that evolves with you throughout the day. What did I learn from mine? Well, for starters, my best days start with early mo3.0×482k1.2k8392
45May 19, '24❤️3.0×476k13k1.8k225
46Aug 20, '23Some big news today. “Wake Me Up” by Avicii is the first song by a Swedish artist to break 2B streams on Spotify. It’s so amazing to see Avicii’s influence and remarkable work cont3.0×475k2k16339
49Apr 3, '24It's been 6 years since we became a public company. It’s pretty wild to think that by most metrics, Spotify is now 3x or more on where we were that day. I am reminded of Bill Gates2.8×446k2.5k128171
51Oct 14, '22This is 🔥🔥🔥 @Drake @FCBarcelona2.7×02.6k21823
52Jun 23, '23No surprise that we Swedes love setting good mood music during Midsommar! 🇸🇪🕺There are almost 300k playlists on Spotify with Midsommar in the title. Can you guess the song that 2.7×430k8732424
55Jul 12, '23One of my favorite definitions of “music” is via artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, who said: “Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.”2.5×410k2.5k454342
56Feb 23, '24I 💯 agree with @elonmusk that even with a 99% chance of failure, some things are worth doing anyway in the event we are right; it's essential for human progress. What are some of 2.4×380k1.8k114160
57Apr 28, '23I go on walks daily, that’s when I do some of my best thinking 💭 As an entrepreneur, it’s important for me to continue to make time for my thoughts. What are some things you do to2.4×380k1.6k51121
58Oct 2, '23Love these cultural context things. The 🇬🇧 do it the best… 😂2.3×376k1.2k144269
59Oct 4, '24We’re launching a cool feature globally for Premium users. It’s called Offline Backup, a custom playlist based on your own listening that automatically appears when you are offline2.3×374k2.3k78155
61Sep 30, '25An update from me 👇2.2×360k1.4k63233
62Oct 5, '23This is a video of the team at the moment of pushing audiobooks live 🚀. A colossal thank you to this hands-on team and so many more not in the video - proving that, it really does2.2×358k1.2k5541
63Jan 20, '18I've been an Arsenal fan since 1991 (Anders Limpar). Yet, the despair (normally it's a roller coaster) this season has been something else. First real game I felt at peace.2.2×01.7k32733
64May 30, '20I am horrified by the violence and injustice that happens against the Black community again and again. Spotify will not sit silent.2.0×01.8k21110
65Jun 22, '23One of my team members reminded me that in June of 2016, Spotify reached 100 million users. Now we have more than twice as many paying users (>200m) and around 6.5% of world pop2.0×319k1.1k5218
66Jan 11, '21I have come to realize that much in the world tend to be correlated to how we see time - I.e what we prioritize and our horizon. Many things that appear illogical can make perfect 2.0×01.5k175205
67Jun 8, '23We’ve been testing out a new feature called "Your Offline Mix" - a playlist designed for those times when you might not be online ✈️ What do you think?1.9×312k1.5k4625
69Jun 7, '23So cool to hear from Latin American creators about how video podcasting is helping them connect more deeply with their audiences 🤝 I’m excited to see more and more creators use th1.9×304k1.3k13417
70Sep 18, '23I just realized the other day that I’ve worked for about 25 years now…. Perhaps obvious, but the most important work I’ve done has been to work on myself. The perhaps less obvious,1.8×297k1.1k59131
71Nov 29, '23Congratulations to @Taylorswift13 on being Spotify Wrapped’s most-streamed artist of 2023, from me and my little Swifties! 🪩💎✨1.7×280k2k22637
72Sep 14, '1640 is the new 30. Million. 😄1.7×09804311
73Jun 20, '23More than 15 years ago, Spotify launched our first product on desktop (mobile came later). We’ve tweaked it since and are excited to relaunch a new look today that better mirrors t1.7×269k9127030
74Sep 15, '25We’ve heard the feedback about Spotify Free… what works, what doesn’t, what it could be. So now we’re giving it a real update for the first time since 2018.1.6×258k1.7k84348
75May 15, '15Watching the Invincibles @Arsenal and thinking of this date 11 years ago when history was made. What an amazing team!1.5×01.2k26910
76Feb 7, '25It’s funny how many years later, early days of coding still looks the same. This is pretty identical to mine and @MartinLorentzon ‘s setup in my apartment … and Spotify turns 20 ne1.5×245k2.8k119488
78Jul 30, '24Amazing to see so many people discovering French music on Spotify after some incredible musical performances at the Olympics Opening Ceremony. Sharing some cool data with you…1.5×244k94774122
79Mar 18, '21Since its 2014 low, the music industry has grown by 44%, driven primarily by streaming revenues which increased 500% over this same period. In 2020 alone, Spotify paid $5B+ and mak1.5×01.1k144142
80Apr 30, '21Today is a big day. Fairness is the key to competition. With the @EU_Commission Statement of Objections, we are one step closer to creating a level playing field, which is so impor1.5×01.2k896
82Feb 28, '18Feels great to have the cat out of the bag. Transparency breeds trust.1.3×01.2k1670
83Apr 8, '24We just launched a new beta test - AI playlists. It’s a feature that uses AI chat prompts to help you curate personalized playlists. It’s still a work in progress but I’m excited f1.3×209k97080140
84Sep 10, '24Mario Draghi’s report on the future of European competitiveness comes at a critical time. I’ve thought a lot about our ambitions and what’s at stake and couldn’t agree more when he1.3×209k1.6k266373
85May 10, '23Anyone else? 😂1.3×208k1.4k10619
86Sep 26, '23I try to prime my mind for positive thinking in the mornings. It helps me prepare for whatever the day brings (usually a lot of problems to solve). So here's something for you... b1.3×205k1k5249
89May 30, '23If you're from Sweden, at least once (a day) during the winter you've asked yourself, "Why do I live here?" 🥶 But then, you remember Swedish summer is coming and there's nothing l1.1×181k953238
90Jul 7, '23Studying Picasso teaches you a lot about creativity. Masterpieces can appear like simple acts of brilliance. But behind them is usually a system of constant repetition, experimenta1.1×179k854115136
91Feb 22, '21Audio has no barriers. We’re bringing Spotify to 80+ new markets in the coming weeks & adding 36 languages to our platform. #SpotifyStreamOn1.1×08301837
92Mar 13, '24Just rolled out music videos in beta across a few markets. If you check it out - let me know what you think.1.1×176k87914547
93Jul 27, '23Found this gem from 2011… oh the days when we could fit in the entire product and engineering team into one room…😂1.1×173k1.1k2314
94Jun 16, '21Excited for everyone to check out Greenroom!1.1×09134812
95Jul 23, '24Q2 results are out and it was a strong quarter. Lots of reasons why it’s such an exciting time for us. Here’s a sneak peek, but I’ll share more in a few minutes on our investor cal1.0×161k1.1k6482
97Feb 16, '24Randomly saw this post from 2016. Crazy to think this was 8 years ago and we’re now reached 200m subs // 600m users. 🥹🎉0.8×136k1.1k3929
98Apr 17, '24😑0.6×97k1.1k3135
99Dec 19, '24You guys are really loving having comments on Spotify. We started rolling out comments across all podcasts in July and since then there have been 7.1 million comments and fan/creat0.6×90k9033655

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